| Trifolium arvense L., it is an annual or biennial plant, up to 5-40 cm, pubescent-whitish or reddish, with applied hairs, slender, erect or diffuse. Upper leaves sessile, with oblong linear leaflets, denticulate at the top, narrow stipules with free linear awl-shaped part. Whitish or pinkish flowers, very small, in ovoid or oblong heads, obtuse, numerous, pedunculated, hairy-silky. Fruiting calyx with globose tube, very hairy, with hairy throat, not calloused, with feathery teeth, spreading, setaceous, almost equal, much longer than the tube. Corolla shorter than the calyx. the fruit 1.5 mm long, dry but does not split open when ripe. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:————, Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT , The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia and Iran, N. Africa to NE. Tropical Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522881-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:522881-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212967, https://www.gbif.org/species/5359246, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/148015/trifolium-arvense-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1171.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_treflechamps.php, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/trifolium/arvense/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TRIARV/, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Trifoliumarvense_page.htm#google_vignette, http://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=123&cname=Rabbitfoot%20clover, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_arvense |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Jabal Nafusa | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Tocra 1933 Al-Merj 1922 Wadi Al-Bakur 1933 (20 km) from Baida 1978 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 S.AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2016 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Al-Zarbi, A. K. & Al-Aaib, M A. (2016) Pastoral Vegetation in Wadi Al-Kuf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar Libya, Journal of Science and Human Studies. Issue 4-ISSN: 2312-4962 Benghazi University. (In Arabic) | وادي الكوف 2016 |
| EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. https://bit.ly/3p7s6hV, http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf | flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone 2011 |
| Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Al-Hamadi R.I.(1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) |
